This Old House

  • Premiered: Jan 1979
  • Episodes: 1188
  • Followers: 80
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Thursday at 20
  • Documentary Home and garden Reality

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Season 1
1x1
The Dorchester House | A Tour of the House
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 01, 1979
Our host, a Boston designer and builder, tours the dilapidated turn-of the-century house in Dorchester, Massachusetts, that will completely renovated in the next 13 weeks. Our host talks .. show full overview
1x2
The Dorchester House | House History and Kitchen Plans
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 01, 1979
Renovation has begun and the carpenter has find rot in the eaves. The kitchen, one of the hardest remodeling jobs, gets some attention, and we look into the history of the home.
1x3
The Dorchester House | Frozen Pipes and a New Kitchen Wall
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 15, 1979
Work on the house has uncovered some unforeseen problems from the roof to the plumbing, and at a moment, the dream kitchen is a nightmare. But our host has some solutions.
1x4
The Dorchester House | Insulation and Plumbing
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 28, 1979
It's time to insulate the house, remove the old furnace, and replace it with a new-energy-efficient heating system.
1x5
The Dorchester House | Leveled Ceilings and Kitchen Lighting
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 01, 1979
This week the ceilings are leveled and renovated. The bulkhead is repaired and renewed. Our hosts talks about the kitchen lighting and answers some viewer questions.
1x6
The Dorchester House | Heating Plan, Kitchen Skylight
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 15, 1979
How are we going to heat the house? This week our host talks with a heating specialist about baseboard heating, the heating plant in the basement and the water heater. We take a look at the bedroom closets and a new kitchen skylight.
1x7
The Dorchester House | Roof Repairs, Kitchen Plaster Work
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 01, 1979
Plasters, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work. The kitchen walls are plastered, the chimney get some attention, and works starts on the crumbling front porch.
1x8
The Dorchester House | Insulation, Historic Paint Colors
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 1979
The insulation and plasterwork are completed. The new kitchen windows are trimmed and finished. A historic preservation consultant traces the changes made in the past century in the house's exterior paint.
1x9
The Dorchester House | Deck Foundation
Episode overview
Air date
May 15, 1979
Work on the deck and its foundation is underway. Our host offers some hints on paint stripping and introduces an alternative to ceramic wall tile around a bathtub.
1x10
The Dorchester House | Exterior Planning
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 1979
Our hosts walks through the grounds with a landscape designer and considers the gardening possibilities. The carpenters put on new red cedar clapboards, and the Mayor of Boston, Kevin White, pays a visit to the house.
1x11
The Dorchester House | Flooring Install
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 01, 1979
Our host demostrates how to lay a parquet kitchen floor. He speaks to a marble expert about the dining room fireplace. The bathroom tile floor is installed, and we consider home security systems.
1x12
The Dorchester House | Adding Curb Appeal
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 15, 1979
The house painter demonstrates how to apply primer. Our host talks about installing an oak floor and sanding floors. A stonemason repairs the stone wall around the house, and the yard gets two new trees.
1x13 Season finale
The Dorchester House | The Finished Product
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 30, 1979
A look at the nearly finished product, inside and out. And the finishing touches are put on the picket fence, the deck and yard.

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